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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Armistead Wind Farm

Armistead Wind Farm is a 12.3 MW onshore wind farm in North West England, operated by The Banks Group. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • North West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningMar 2008 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJul 2010 (completed)
  3. ConstructionMar 2012 (completed)
  4. OperatingFeb 2013 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
12.3 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
The Banks Group
Region
North West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
LA8 0HT
Coordinates
54.2761, -2.6388

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Armistead Wind Farm compares

295th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
15th of 32in North West
0.04%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 28 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 12.3 MW station would generate roughly 28 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 10,380 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Wind farms turn the kinetic energy of the wind into electricity with turbines. Output varies with wind speed. Offshore sites usually see stronger, steadier winds than onshore sites and so generate more per MW of capacity.

All UK wind farms Wind farms in North West All run by The Banks Group

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by The Banks Group

The Banks Group operates 12 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Developer / operator
Banks Renewables
Planning authority
Westmorland and Furness
Planning reference
SL/2008/0318
Application submitted
25 March 2008
Permission granted
15 July 2010
Construction started
1 March 2012
Began operating
11 February 2013
Capacity in planning record
12 MW
Address
Land to the east of Crosslands Farm, near Old Hutton, Kendal South Lakeland, LA6 2QJ, Cumbria
REPD reference
3986

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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